S&P/TSX composite unchanged, U.S. markets down after auto tariff announcement
Written by The Canadian Press on March 27, 2025
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index ended Thursday unchanged from a day earlier, while U.S. markets were down a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans for auto tariffs.
The S&P/TSX composite index was unchanged at 25,161.06.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 155.09 points at 42,299.70. The S&P 500 index was down 18.89 points at 5,693.31, while the Nasdaq composite was down 94.98 points at 17,804.03.
The Canadian dollar traded for 69.89 cents US compared with 70.09 cents US on Wednesday.
The May crude oil contract was up 27 cents US at US$69.92 per barrel and the May natural gas contract was up six cents US at US$3.93 per mmBTU.
The June gold contract was up US$38.60 at US$3,090.90 an ounce and the May copper contract was down 12 cents US at US$5.12 a pound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 27, 2025.
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